Biography
Kristoffersen was born in Sønderborg, Southern Jutland, on 9 August 1931. He started his career as a trainee journalist at ''Tønder Amtstidende'' in 1948. He worked for various Danish newspapers such as '' Jyllands-Posten'', '' Vestkysten'', and '' Dagens Nyheter'' until 1961. Then he joined the Danmarks Radio (DR) and was its correspondent in different European cities, including Berlin, London, Brussels, Strasbourg and Bonn, until 1979. Next he was the presenter and producer of a program about the history of Southern Jutland entitled ''Frodes Historier'' on TV Syd in 2002 and 2010. He became a substitute member of the European Parliament in 1988. He served there between 1994 and 1999 for the Conservative People's Party. Kristoffersen died in Aabenraa on 20 March 2016 after a long illness. His book, ''Journalist i byen: med unge Frode rundt i landet'', was published in 2021. It is about the Danish cities and magazines where Frode Kristoffersen lived and worked.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kristoffersen, Frode 20th-century Danish journalists 21st-century Danish writers 1931 births 2016 deaths Conservative People's Party (Denmark) MEPs MEPs for Denmark 1984–1989 MEPs for Denmark 1989–1994 MEPs for Denmark 1994–1999 People from Sønderborg Dagens Nyheter journalists Jyllands-Posten people